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SmithRx Raises $9 Million in Series A Funding

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–SmithRx, a San Francisco based technology company and Pharmacy Benefit
Manager (PBM), today announced that it has secured $9 million in Series
A funding. Founders Fund led the investment round with participation
from Blumberg Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, Box Group, and others.
The financing will support SmithRx as it scales and delivers a broad
technology solution to change the way pharmacy benefits are managed.

“We see a huge opportunity to move the PBM space forward,” says Jake
Frenz, SmithRx founder and CEO. Americans spent $460B at the pharmacy in
2016 according to QuintilesIMS, which is almost double the spend from 10
years ago. Consolidation in the industry, aimed at lowering cost through
scale, has not mitigated this problem. “From limited choice, to
antiquated technology, to dissatisfaction amongst clients and members,
this is one of the largest, yet least recognized problems in
healthcare.” SmithRx offers a new path.

SmithRx was founded in 2016 to create a technology-driven and
cost-competitive PBM that offers clients a flexible customer-centric
product. “Our focus is on building the next generation pharmacy benefits
partner that enables choice, aligns incentives, and surfaces insights to
improve care delivery,” says Frenz. “Innovation has lagged in the PBM
sector, and our team is dedicated to accelerating change.”

SmithRx is a talented team of industry veterans and forward-thinking
engineers. The 100% in-house team also features front-line clinicians
that guide plan execution and member support. “Our operations look and
feel different,” says Frenz. The customer experience is based on
real-time data and concierge customer support that resolve member issues
with speed.

“A smith is a craftsman — someone who is precise about his or her
trade,” said Frenz. “That’s where our company name comes from.” SmithRx
embodies these characteristics and brings precision to the pharmacy
benefit industry by leveraging technology and data to forge the product
of the future.

About SmithRx

SmithRx is the next-generation pharmacy benefit partner built on a
modern technology platform that creates new levels of flexibility,
efficiency, and customer satisfaction. It’s a new path forward that
aligns incentives and harnesses data analytics to deliver an exceptional
pharmacy benefit product. For more information visit smithrx.com.